The nomination period for the 2021 Legislative Council General Election kicked off today (30th). The ICAC issued a statement today (30th) stating that it noticed some people on the Internet appealing to the public to vote in vain, reminding anyone to use public activities to incite another person during the election period. Voting or casting an invalid vote is a violation of the "Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance." "Regardless of whether the conduct is made in Hong Kong or elsewhere", relevant social media platforms will be required to remove the content and the public are urged not to reprint the relevant content. Illegal content.
Former Member of the Legislative Council, Hui Zhifeng, posted a message on his Facebook a few days ago, calling on Hong Kong people: "Total mobilization to vote in vain to counter the unjust electoral system."
The Independent Commission Against Corruption issued a statement today (30th) stating that it has noticed that some people are calling for the public to vote in vain on the Internet.
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The ICAC stated that it had noticed some people on the Internet appealing to the public to vote in vain in the election.
The ICAC reminds the public that anyone who uses public activities to incite another person not to vote or cast invalid votes during the election period is an illegal act. Offending Section 27A of the Election (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance is punishable by imprisonment for 3 years and A fine of 200,000 yuan was imposed.
According to the ICAC, according to the Ordinance, public activities include any form of communication to the public and the distribution or dissemination of any materials to the public.
The "Regulations" apply to all conduct related to elections, regardless of whether the conduct is performed in Hong Kong or elsewhere.
It is understood that the incident involved the former Legislative Council Member Xu Zhifeng appealing to Hong Kong people on his Facebook page that "the general mobilization voted in vain to counter the unjust electoral system."
ICAC: Will ask the website to remove content not to reprint
The ICAC will definitely enforce the law strictly, crack down on the manipulation or sabotage of elections, and will require relevant social media platforms or websites to remove illegal content.
The ICAC urges citizens to strictly abide by laws and regulations, refrain from participating in illegal appeals or reprinting relevant illegal content, and jointly maintain the integrity and fairness of the election.
Xu Zhifeng, a former legislative council member living overseas, recently put forward the "Rushui Project" on his Facebook page, calling on Hong Kong people to "to mobilize to vote in vain to counter the unjust electoral system." The plan aims to make the 2021 Legislative Council election a vain vote in Hong Kong history (including The legislative election with the highest number of invalid votes and invalid votes described the mobilization as "the number of blank votes must be written into official records, which is the public opinion of Hong Kong people in the post-national security law era" and completely destroyed "under the perfect electoral system." "Public Opinion Acceptability."
He expects that the authorities will declare that any reprinting of the "Project Rushui" is illegal. The article recommends that it be spread by private SMS or even oral transmission, or send a "voting" message with a white ballot avatar, etc.
There were more than 2,600 likes and replies from more than 500 users.
The ICAC issued a statement.
(Screenshot of ICAC website)
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